27 of the Blackpool bobbies who policed our streets in the 1990s including inside Bonny Street station

This was a time when there were more bobbies on the beat, the police stations were open round the clock and traffic officers were a familiar sight on our roads.

Published 5th Mar 2024, 14:40 GMT

Updated 5th Mar 2024, 14:47 GMT

These pictures are all from the 1990s and feature the police officers you may remember – for the right reasons or the wrong ones – at work doing what they do best.

There are also a few snaps inside Bonny Street station from that era – the old CCTV rooms and cells as well as 1990s patrol cars and officers out and about in the community.

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As part of the police enforcement of a drinking in public ban, officers were patrolling Blackpool town centre.
Pictured outside St. John's Church, a notorious location for drinkers, are PCs Lindsey Nottingham (left) and Lisa Griffin

1. Police of the 90s

As part of the police enforcement of a drinking in public ban, officers were patrolling Blackpool town centre. Pictured outside St. John's Church, a notorious location for drinkers, are PCs Lindsey Nottingham (left) and Lisa Griffin

PC Tim Carbutt

2. Police in the 90s

PC Tim Carbutt

Police officers from Blackpool South Station
left John Churchman, Sgnt Peter Lane, Insp Dave Armer. front right Jackie Hirst

3. Police of the 90s

Police officers from Blackpool South Station left John Churchman, Sgnt Peter Lane, Insp Dave Armer. front right Jackie Hirst

Police traffic campaign, Yeadon Way Blackpool

4. Police of the 90s

Police traffic campaign, Yeadon Way Blackpool

PS Jack Baxter and PS John Williams observe the C.C.T.V. screens at Blackpool Central Police Station-part of the Town Centre Initiative

5. Police of the 90s

PS Jack Baxter and PS John Williams observe the C.C.T.V. screens at Blackpool Central Police Station-part of the Town Centre Initiative

Blackpool Police Sergeant Rik Hoyle

6. Police of the 90s

Blackpool Police Sergeant Rik Hoyle

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